Treble-bar

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Scientific name: Aplocera plagiata

May - September. Britain and Ireland. Medium-sized, grey-banded moth. Often found near St John's-wort. Crops up in a wide range of habitats, including gardens, downland, moorland, sandhills.

Difficult to distinguish from the Lesser Treble-bar, although usually slightly larger. The angle of the basal cross-line is often slightly obtuse and not acute. In the male the tip of the abdomen is pointed and not blunt. Easily disturbed by day. Flies from dusk and after dark.

Size and Family

Family – Carpets and Allies (Larentiines)

Medium Sized

Conservation status

UK BAP: Not listed

Common

Particular Caterpillar Food Plants

St John’s-worts.

Distribution

Countries – England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland

Reasonably well distributed over Britain and Ireland, including the Hebrides and Orkney. Recorded on the Isle of Man and rare on the Channel Islands.

Habitat

Found in a range of habitats, including gardens, field margins, heathland, moorland, woodland rides, calcareous grassland, sand dunes and sea-cliffs.